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Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: How many people has the Government got back to work?

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Will the Taoiseach answer the questions?

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: History, again.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: You are going to change the guidelines.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to complete the review of ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken and legislation planned to make it more difficult for crime gangs to be involved in illegal activity involving smuggling, laundering and counterfeiting as outlined in the report Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime (details supplied); if he will form an inter-Departmental group to deal with this matter; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken and legislation planned to make it more difficult for crime gangs to be involved in illegal activity involving smuggling, laundering and counterfeiting as outlined in the report Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime (details supplied); if he will form an inter-Departmental group to deal with this matter; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations (26 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in the negotiations on the Common Fisheries Policy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the co-financed Exchequer funding that will be required to fully drawdown EU funding under the rural development plan (pillar 2) in the forthcoming Common Agricultural Policy; as decided by the heads of government in the MFF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14658/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file will be sent from his Department to the appeals office to ascertain eligibility for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15147/13]

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: No. 25 on the legislative programme, the land and conveyancing law reform (amendment) Bill, is designed to remove any barriers in the way of banks that wish to repossess property from people to whom they have lent money. Does the Government intend to proceed with this legislation? If so, when will we see it?

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy is not even funny. He should sit down.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: There is a village looking for an idiot.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is doing a great job so far.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: We would if he answered the question he was asked.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: Why is that not happening then?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank Loans (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of the State drawing down increased funding from the European Investment Bank to fund investment in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (21 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to ensure that incidents such as those that occurred on FACEBOOK, affecting a member of teaching staff in a school (details supplied), in County Limerick do not recur; if he will financially support schools in this type of situation in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14557/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: The point surely is that if one takes the example on which the Department has worked, I would find it very difficult to recommend to the Government that it accept it because as many people will be hurt by it as are helped by it. Therefore, should more research not be carried out on this to see whether it works better on any figures to the point where we can recommend it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Willie O'Dea: In response to an earlier question, Dr. Sweeney said he did not pretend that the proposed solutions were perfect, but we know that. He also made the point that when a fixed amount of income is being redistributed, there will be winners and losers. I can understand that but surely we should be aspiring to an ideal whereby people at the top of the scale - the richer ones - should suffer most,...